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29th APS Annual Convention · 2017

Jury Decision Making and Racial Bias in Court Testimony

Boston, MA · May 2017

Poster Session · Cognitive

  • Blake Nesmith
    University of Central Oklahoma
  • Thomas Hancock
    University of Central Oklahoma

Abstract

The influence of race/gender bias and social norms on juror decision-making was examined. Participants viewed testimonies of a couple who was either of same or different ethnicity. Individual witnesses were rated on believability and likability. Results revealed a preference for testimony type and gender.

Judgment and Decision Making

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